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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BER NHARD \VILENTSI-IIK, OF NEW, YORK, N. Y.

POCKET-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 587,251, dated July 27,1897.

Application filed April 9, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNHARD WILENT- sHIK, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented new and useful ImprovementsinPocket-Books, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to ladies pocketbooks, chatelaine-bags, and thelike; and its obj ectis to'provide certain new and useful improvementsin pocket-books, chatelaine-bags, and the like, whereby the usualfunctions of the article are maintained, and in addition thereto aconvenient means is provided for carrying a button-hook, comb,looking-glass, and other articles.

The inventionconsists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the acconipanyin g drawings, forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement in an open position.Fig. 2 is a like view of the same placed in a different position. Fig. 3isa front View of the improvement with part broken out. Fig. 4 is atransverse section of the same. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modifiedform of theimprovement, and Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same withparts broken out.

The pocket-book is provided with the usual metallic frame A, carryingthe change-pocket B, connected at its rear upper edge by a row ofstitches O with the front member 0 of a pocket O, formed on the back Dof the pocketbook. The free end of the back D of the pocket-book isprovided on its inner face with the usual combination-pockets E forcontaining visiting-cards and the like and adapted to fold over thefront pocket F for containing bills, &c. and connected at its innermember F by a row of stitches F with the front of the pocket 13. Therows of stitches O and F extend close to the corresponding members ofthe metallic frame A, as plainlyindicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, so thatthe pocket B hangs freely between the pockets O and F, and the lowerends of the said pockets are adapted to open up and are adapted to belocked together by suitable catches or fastening devices G G,

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.as indicated in the drawings. (See Figs. 2and 4:.) On the front of thepocket F is arranged the usual small postage-stamp pocket F andon theback or inner member F of the said pocket O is arranged a small pocket Jfor containing a comb or like article, as shown'in Fig. 2. On eitherouter face of the pocket B is secured a looking-glass K.

Now it will be .seen that when the lower ends of the pockets F and O areconnected with each other by the fastening device G G the rest of thepocket-book that is, the pockets B, F, O, and Ecan be used in the usualmanner without being interfered with in any manner by the devicesconcealed on the faces of the pockets F, B, and O, as above explained.If, however, it isdesired to make use of a comb, button-hook, key,hair-pin, looking-glass, or the like, the operator by opening thefastening devices G G obtains ready access to the adjacent faces of thepockets F, B, and O to get at the articles supported on the said faces.Thus the pocketbook is used for its legitimate purpose, as well asforconveniently supporting various other articles, such as a key,looking-glass, buttonhook, and the like, as before mentioned.

By reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that when it is desiredto makeuse of the various articles carried in the pocket-book besides the moneycontained in the pockets B, F, and E I am enabled to swing the pockets Fand G into open positions to get at the various articles, as illustratedin Fig. 2.

It is understood that in pocket-books as heretofore constructed thepockets F and O are fastened rigidly at their inner members to themembers of the pocket B, so that the said pockets F and 0 cannot swinginto an open position on the pocket E.

As illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the frame A" carries the change-pocketB, on the front of which is secured by a row of stitches F the rearmember of the front pocket F formed on the inner side of a portion D ofthe pocket D, the latter also carrying the lower end of the pocket 13and the pocket G The row of stitches F as Well as that for the pocket Cextends only along the upper edge of the parts referred to, so as toform an opening between the pockets F and B and the latter and thepocket C in which to place a comb, key, lookingglass, and otherarticles, as before described. This form of invention is also providedwith the usual pocket E.

Having thus fully-described my invention, I claim asnewand desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A pocket-book provided with a changepocketon a hinged frame, a second pocket havingits mouth adjacent to the monthof the said change-pocket, a connection between the adjacent walls ofthe said pockets to form between the same a clear space or opening foraccommodating various articlesvoutside of the said pockets and S11pporting devices for holding the articles in the said clear space,substantially as shown and described.

2. A pocket-book, provided with a changepocket, a front pocket and aback pocket, the said pockets having their mouths adjacent one to theother, the said front and back pockets having hinge connections at theirmouth ends with the opposite sides of the said change-pocket, and theadjacent faces of the said pockets being provided with auxiliarypockets, loops and the like for carrying various articles, substantiallyas shown and de-' scribed.

BERNHARD WILEN'ISI IIK. lVitn esses:

THEo. G. Hos'rER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL.

